Jodi’s goal or own goal debate

“I think it was his goal. It went through a ruck of players and ended up in the back of the net.

“When he picked it up I was thinking back to Lincoln last year and thinking, ‘go on then,’ and last year he buried it and this time it was very similar, so I am delighted for him and it sends the supporters home happy.

“And the players were delighted again in the dressing room.

“Brilliant! We can park that now and get back on the bus ready for the Bradford game on Tuesday.”

“I think you can see the confidence growing gradually in the games but, equally, you can also see that one or two get affected in the game if things aren’t going right for them.

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“That’s just their ages. But today they have bounced back really well after conceding the goal. There are times when we get into really good areas and turn the opportunity down because of a lack of belief, but mostly we are trying to win the games which is exactly what we want.”

“I think they (Southend) were gradually growing into the game. They had a lot of the game anyway because we allowed them to because we are not ready to go looking for it and attack. And the way they play, if you go looking for the ball they will play through you.

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“And they have got a way of playing that stretches you. Chris Powell has been in the game a long time and they understand how you can control games and hurt teams.

“I’m delighted that we can do both things, we can go and attack teams or we can do what we did today which was soak it up, win it back and be measured with what we are doing.

“They were calm, they understood their roles in terms of the attacking personnel in the formation and Jordy and Jodi have got the headlines.”

Bayliss’s pass of the game

“He created the winning goal because he got the ball to Jodi with the pass of the game for me.

“They were down to ten men and we didn’t start launching the ball, which is always a danger. We did it a couple of times and they came to nothing and the game is in danger if fizzling out. We want to go and win it.

“I’m delighted with it, and the pass from Bayliss just typified his performance.”

Jodi

“He’s only played a cameo role really but he’s done really well and you know that he’s going to unsettle them, and all of a sudden they look disjointed.

“They were trying to come at us but we made a couple of changes and we managed to get a couple of chances and take one of them, which is fantastic.

Jordy

“He’s done that job on the left really well. He’s getting used to the role and today was probably his most difficult task that we have given him, playing against them and that formation and the way they move the ball about was very difficult.

“And both him and Junior Brown handled it pretty well. There’s an old saying that ‘it’s good to talk’ and you need to do that to organise your players and team-mates and that makes your job easier.

“So hopefully they will keep on talking.”

Fear Davies would be sent off?

Coventry City's Tom Davies reacts as the ball crosses the line for from Jodi Jones' goal at Southend

“No! That was something where he has gone to do it, put his foot down and when you put your boot down like that on the turf it slides.

“It’s the way he has gone through but that wasn’t a dangerous challenge or a malicious challenge.

“I’d have been shocked if he’d been sent off for that.

“I think a booking was probably harsh. He’s caught him and the lad Sam Mantom has gone down. But in all fairness, he’s not done any harm, not really caught him.

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“The rule is you have to be out of control and dangerous. He may have lost control of his body and feet because he has gone to ground. There’s always the danger but I would have been surprised if he’d been sent off and it would have been harsh.”

“I thought he did really well and should have had a goal to his name as well, so I am really pleased with him for a really good performance.”